kill switch

kill switch noun: a security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.

Noun

kill switch (plural kill switches)

A security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
- The company developed a ‘kill switch’ that would remotely encrypt its computers and devices if an office was raided by authorities.2022 July 11, Paris Marx, “The Uber Leak Exposes the Global War on Workers”, in Tribune

Verb

kill switch (third-person singular simple present kill switches, present participle kill switching, simple past and past participle kill switched)

To switch off using a kill switch.
- Digitization supercharges financialization. It lets car-makers offer subprime auto-loans to desperate, poor people and then killswitch their cars if they miss a payment.2023 July 24, Cory Doctorow, “Autoenshittification”, in Pluralistic

kill switch meaning in Tamil

kill switch in Tamil

எந்திர நேர்ச்சி தடுப்பு விசை

Forms of kill switch

Noun
plural	kill switches
alternative form	killswitch
alternative form	kill-switch
Verb
third-person singular present	kill switches
present participle	kill switching
past participle	kill switched
past	kill switched

Questions about kill switch

What does kill switch mean?: Kill switch means a security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
What is kill switch in Tamil?: Kill switch in Tamil is எந்திர நேர்ச்சி தடுப்பு விசை. See Kill switch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kill switch?: Kill switch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kill switch?: The plural of kill switch is kill switches.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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